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Kitchen Hacks: How to Peel Two Pounds of Potatoes in Under A Minute

by Alessandra Bulow

on 06/30/14 at 02:28 PM

Need to make a pile of potato salad for folks coming over for an afternoon barbecue? You could grab a few friends and peel a bunch of potatoes together in about 30 minutes. But if you're alone, there are easier ways to get the job done in less time--like in under a minute if you're brave like Leo Morten Lund, a power-tool fanatic from Denmark.

Check out Lund's extreme potato peeling hack, plus 5 ways to peel potatoes quickly if you don't have a drill, toilet brush, bucket, and water hose. These methods are also great for when Thanksgiving rolls around and you need to make a mountain of creamy mashed potatoes.

Potato Peeling Method #1: Stand raw potato on one end, spin the potato with one hand as you use a traditional peeler with the other hand. (about 30 seconds per raw potato)

Potato Peeling Method #3: Bite off tongs of a metal fork and attach them to a power drill. Stick the tongs into the center of a potato. Turn on the drill with one hand so the potato rotates, while you use a traditional potato peeler in the other hand. (about 20 seconds per raw potato)

Potato Peeling Method #4: Boil potato until tender, place in ice water bath for 10 seconds, using a knife, gently score then peel off the skin. (15 minutes to cook, 10 seconds to peel each cooked potato)

Potato Peeling Method #5: Demonstrated here by Maryanne (the actress Dawn Wells) from Gilligan's Island : Using a knife, cut a thin line around the circumference of a raw potato. Boil until tender, then transfer to an ice water bath. When cool, peel off skin. (15 minutes to cook, 5 seconds to peel each cooked potato)

And now, an epic demonstration of How to Peel 2 Pounds of Potatoes in Under A Minute using a drill, (clean) toilet brush, bucket, and water hose. GAME. CHANGER.

What's your secret for peeling potatoes quickly? Tell us in the comments, below.